Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Sonia's Shimla rally: Security stranglehold baffles residents

Sonia's Shimla rally: Security stranglehold baffles residents

Sonia's Shimla rally: Security stranglehold baffles residents

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 06:02 PM PDT

It may have been just a half an hour stopover for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, but for residents of Shimla, it meant hours of stringent, often baffling, security checks.

Himachal poll: BJP, Cong play blame game over funds

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 06:01 PM PDT

With just four days left for assembly polls, BJP and Congress have entered into war of words over the issue of allocation of funds by the Centre to state.

Disabled professor 'forced' into VRS by Rohtak university

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:57 PM PDT

Officials of MD University, Rohtak allegedly forced a professor suffering from Motor Neuron Disease to accept the Voluntary Retirement Scheme or VRS.

2 dengue deaths in Haryana, maximum cases in Gurgaon

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Two persons have died due to dengue in Haryana where, out of 415 confirmed cases so far this month, Gurgaon alone accounted for 325.

Hondh Chillar massacre: 39 depose before commission

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:48 PM PDT

Survivors of the infamous Hondh Chillar massacre deposed before the Justice (retd) T P Garg Commission, which is probing the genocide of 32 Sikhs at Hondh Chillar in Rewari district.

Ramayana relived in Kullu, 'Lanka' set aflame

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:45 PM PDT

Dussehra in Kullu is a grand enactment of deities and their exploits. Here, the holy extravaganza concluded with the mythical Lanka being set alight.

Centre seeks impact report on de-addiction programme from Punjab

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:42 PM PDT

The Centre has sought an impact assessment report from Punjab on the de-addiction program run there under a flagship Union government project for prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse among the youths there.

Punjab Police clueless about killer-nephews of ex-MLA

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Even a day after former Barnala MLA Malkit Singh Keetu was shot dead, police have failed to make any headway in the case or arrested the accused nephews of the deceased.

Himachal elections: Sparring Cong, BJP make Rohtang tunnel poll plank

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Rohtang tunnel has triggered a spat between the Congress and the BJP. Leaders of both the parties are sparring to take credit for the 8.8-km-long strategically important tunnel.

In the face of calamity, Non-Resident Gujaratis in US unite

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:33 PM PDT

Black out, power cuts, 3 to 4 feet of water entering homes, people taking shelter at community temples, hotels and halls – Gujaratis in the US are facing the worst super storm Sandy and the only heartening fact is they are united to face this natural calamity.

Rahul Gandhi is already No. 2 in Congress party, Janardan Dwivedi says

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:16 PM PDT

The build-up to Rahul's elevation as Cong No. 2 has started with the emphatic assertion that there is no doubt about his position in the party.

CIC quizzes NTRO on camera-in-toilet complaints

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:08 PM PDT

CIC on Tuesday directed technical snooping agency National Technical Research Organisation to disclose information related to alleged filming of its women employees in toilets using hidden cameras.

Rights groups slam Pak bid to get UN Human Rights Council membership

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Ironically, even as a young Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, is recovering from being shot in the head by Taliban extremists, Pakistan is seeking to become a member of the UN's Human Rights Council (HRC) for the next couple of years.

States to get more freedom in JNNURM-II

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:02 PM PDT

The Union government plans to give greater freedom to states in the second phase of its urban infrastructure development scheme, JNNURM-II.

Khar congratulates Khurshid, looks forward to working with him

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:58 PM PDT

Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday congratulated her new Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid saying that she looked forward to taking the ongoing dialogue process forward with him.

10,000 additional CRPF personnel to be deployed in Maoist-hit states

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:56 PM PDT

Making its intent to intensify anti-Maoist operations clear, the government has decided to deploy around 10,000 additional CRPF personnel for anti-Naxal operations in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-hit states.

PM to deliver pep talk to council of ministers on Thursday

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:55 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the entire council of ministers on Thursday in what is expected to be an occasion for Singh to give his new-look team a "we-can-do-it" speech.

NDMA issues alert about Cyclone Nilam

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:54 PM PDT

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an alert regarding Cyclone Nilam, which is likely to lash parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry by Wednesday.

Life-saving drugs face space crunch at chemist shops

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:51 PM PDT

Potency of highly-expensive drugs like those for anti-cancer could be taking a beating, thanks to a space crunch in retail chemists' refrigerators.

Gadkari busy consulting legal experts, calls off meeting with Karnataka leaders

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:50 PM PDT

After his decision to skip election rallies in Himachal Pradesh, cornered BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday cancelled his meeting with state leaders of poll-bound Karnataka.

I-T heat on companies linked to Gadkari

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:45 PM PDT

The income tax department on Tuesday began questioning directors of firms linked to BJP president Nitin Gadkari after more than a dozen companies associated with his Purti group were issued summons.

Russia free to take legal recourse over Sistema row: India

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Peeved over repeated raking up of the Sistema issue by Russian authorities, India said on Tuesday that Moscow was free to take legal recourse if it felt this could lead to a solution.

Delhi records lowest death rate in country

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT

Around 4.3 people die here per 1,000 population at any given time as against Odisha, which has highest death rate at 8.5.

Press council to probe attack on media house

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Press Council of India has constituted a one-man committee to probe into the incident of attack on a religious place and a media house in Faizabad last week.

After Britain, US, too, warms up to Narendra Modi

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:26 PM PDT

After the thaw in his ties with the UK, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi got another opportunity to gloat about the US on Tuesday, saying that he was free to apply for a US visa.
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